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The concept of “nature play” took centre stage on the weekend of August 5th and 6th, as nature play professionals, educators, local and state government representatives and passionate parents flocked to Fremantle for the second Nature Play WA Children and Nature Conference. Read more…

Camp Nature Play returned to the stunning Wharncliffe Mill in Margaret River on 23 – 25 June 2017 for its second edition. With 140 attendees, the event was a huge celebration of unstructured play and camping. Read more…

Held on Sunday April 30th at the stunningly beautiful Yanchep National Park, an event that we thought might attract around 2,000 people (at most!) became an enormous celebration of families enjoying unstructured play in the great outdoors – with more than 5,000 parents, kids, grandparents, uncles, aunties and friends in attendance! Read more…

Bike Week is back (March 17-26) – WA’s annual celebration of people riding bikes! With a huge range of activities all around our great state, there’s never been a better time for us to get the whole family out there on two wheels – but are we? Most of us grew up riding bikes; to and from school, to a mate’s place on the weekend, down to the local shops to pick up the bread and milk; but how many of our own children ride regularly, if at all? Read more…

The "Potential of Outdoor Spaces" is one of Nature Play WA’s Engaging Outdoor Learning workshops. These hands-on workshops are run by our education consultants Daniel Burton and Trudi Bennett.
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Yesterday’s summer Play Out Day at Matilda Bay was attended by an incredible 388 kids and parents, from a total of 61 locations. Families came from as far as Northam, Bruce Rock (and even New South Wales!) to take part in a fun-packed day of unstructured activities. Read more…

The hectic Christmas season is over, but summer holidays have just begun. And so too begins Nature Play WA’s inaugural 12 days of Nature Play. For the next twelve days we’ll be setting daily challenges designed to take you outside the house (and perhaps outside your comfort zone) in pursuit of nature play fun. Read more…

We’re an “outdoors-ish” family (emphasis on the “ish”) – we love the beach, rivers, bush walks, hiking, playing at the park, jumping in muddy puddles and being out in the garden, but we’re not fans of “roughing it”. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise if my kids aren’t champing at the bit to climb Mount Everest or trek across the Andes. But sometimes, just sometimes, I’d like to be able to take the five of us on an outdoor adventure without someone belly-aching about something. Read more…

Nestled amongst shady trees on the banks of the beautiful lake in the City of Cockburn, the Bibra Lake Regional Playground is full of exciting and challenging play spaces and equipment. The $3.4 million, 7,000m2 space comes from a forward-thinking city council aiming to “promote inclusivity and celebrate diversity” by providing maximum access for people of all ages and abilities. Read more…